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EXTERNAL ECONOMY [3 records]

Record 1 2015-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
OBS

... benefits which accrue to society in addition to the benefits received directly by the individual engaged in the production or consumption of a commodity or service. A classic example of external economies in consumption is education. In obtaining an education an individual benefits personally, but society as a whole also benefits ...

OBS

Usually in plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
OBS

[...] d'autres formes de lacune du marché [...] [comprennent] tout particulièrement les externalités, ou économies et déséconomies externes. [...] une externalité existe lorsque l'activité d'une personne (sa production ou consommation de quelque bien ou service) affecte la fonction d'utilité ou de production d'une deuxième personne.

OBS

Habituellement au pluriel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación económica
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Record 2 2009-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
  • Accounting
CONT

An external economy, external benefit or positive externality results when part of the benefit of producing or consuming a good or service accrues to a firm or household other than that which produces or purchases it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
  • Comptabilité
DEF

Effet externe favorable des activités d'une personne, d'un groupe de personnes ou d'une entreprise sur l'économie, l'environnement ou la collectivité, sans que cette dernière en assume financièrement les coûts tout en en tirant des avantages, par exemple les retombées fiscales ou la création d'emplois indirects à la suite de l'implantation de nouvelles installations de production par une entreprise dans une collectivité donnée.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
OBS

An "external economy" is defined as a favorable effect on one or more persons that emanates from the action of a different person or firm; it shifts the cost or utility curve of each person it helps, and such an externally caused shift should be distinguished from any international movement along the affected individual's own cost curve. External economies have a considerable importance in connection with government activities that provide benefits to many individuals (so-called "public goods").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques

Spanish

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